Bachelor's degrees in engineering in Europe

What you will learn in a bachelor's degree in engineering

Even though the courses of bachelor's programs in engineering may vary depending on the institution and specialization, they usually have in common subjects such as mathematics, chemistry or physics. These subjects are fundamental for you to succeed in your career as an engineer.

After graduating from your bachelor's degree in engineering, you will be able to:

• Solve engineering problems by applying analytical and experimental techniques.
• Work and communicate effectively with other multidisciplinary teams involved in engineering projects.
• Produce technical documents and reports.
• Work with simulation and design tools to test your engineering solutions.
• Understand the impact of your engineering solutions from an economic, social and environmental perspective.
• And most importantly, you will learn to exercise your thinking to have an analytical, research-oriented, problem-solving attitude.

In Europe, the length of bachelor's programs in engineering vary between 3 to 4 years, and are worth between 180 and 240 ECTS according to the ECTS system.

Career options after your bachelor's degree in engineering

Because engineering is present in many aspects of our daily life, engineers are demanded in a large variety of sectors, such as technology, manufacturing, health, construction, or media just to mention a few of them.